Monday, November 9, 2009

Week Eleven Vocabulary

Week Eleven VocabularyNovmeber 9 – November 13thYour spelling and vocabulary test will be on Friday, November 13th . You will be responsible for knowing how to spell each word correctly and the definition for each word.

1. Weathering: The break down and wearing away of rock into sediment2. Erosion: The movement of sediment by water, waves, wind, or ice.3. Deposition: the process in which sediment is dropped in a new place.4. Landform: a natural structure on Earth’s surface5. Delta: a large flat area of land at the mouth of a river6. Glacier: a large body of moving ice that stays frozen all year.7. Sediment: bits of rocks, soil, sand, shells, and the remains of organisms.